Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintained his excellent form at the Giro d’Italia to win stage 17 with a perfectly timed sprint on Wednesday, the Mexican’s first stage victory helping him to extend his lead in the overall standings.
The 155km route from San Michele all’Adige to Bormio was less punishing than stage 16 on Tuesday, but featured two difficult climbs at Passo del Tonale and Passo del Mortirolo, with a total of 3,800 metres of elevation.
Del Toro was the freshest man at the end of the final ascent and he broke away from Romain Bardet (Picnic PostNL) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with just over two km left. Bardet crossed the line three seconds after Del Toro, with Carapaz in third.
After a string of mountainous stages, Thursday’s stage 18 will be a largely flat 144km ride from Morbegno to Cesano Maderno.
